Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45), Design for a Frontispiece: Shepherds with Flock, undated
- Title:
- Design for a Frontispiece: Shepherds with Flock
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen in black ink, graphite, and red chalk, incised and squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 11 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (28.9 × 28.3 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 5 1/8 × 6 5/8 inches (13 × 16.8 cm), Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (9.5 x 13.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper right of fold: "6710 G Mellon"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/83"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.465
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- barefoot | dog (animal) | figures (illustrations) | flock | frontispieces (illustrations) | garments, main | genre subject | men | sheep | shepherds | structure (single built work) | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9959
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